Synapse: This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings

Oct 2

Written By Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge

Workers Are Slowly Trickling Back to Los Angeles Offices

The number of people working in Southern California office buildings has more than doubled in recent weeks, according to one real estate expert, as some companies begin to return from the great business shutdown enacted in March to cope with the pandemic.

Building operators are gearing up for a phased return as some companies — especially those in creative fields such as entertainment — ease back into offices that are being prepped to provide more elbow room for rotating teams of workers, as COVID-19 remains a persistent health threat.

CBEYond the Moment: How Can Building Tune-Ups Harmonize Safety, Health and Sustainability?

Buildings can serve as the locus of improvement in energy use, air quality and health-promoting ventilation. The array of landlords anxious to fill properties after Covid also makes buildings a magnet for investment.

ULI's Greenprint Center Finds Year of Strides

The Urban Land Institute’s Greenprint Center for Building Performance, an LABBC Collaborating Organization, reports their global portfolio of 2.4 billion-square-feet of properties saw declines of 3% for carbon emissions, energy consumption, and water consumption between 2018 and 2019.

Webinar: Energy Efficiency in the Time of COVID-19: How It Supports Recovery

Celebrate Energy Efficiency Day by joining ACEEE for a rapid-fire roundtable with experts and policy leaders who will highlight the many benefits of energy efficiency, including how the sector can help put people back to work, drive economic recovery, reduce pollution, and alleviate the energy burdens of those most affected by the COVID-19 recession.

The panel will also take audience questions. This event coincides with the 5th Annual National Energy Efficiency Day, a virtual social media event that has attracted nearly 700 supporting organizations, and last year earned dozens of state, local and a U.S. Senate proclamation, hundreds of media stories and reached an audience of 11.5 million.

When: October 7, 8am PST

Webinar: What's New in Energy Efficiency Finance?

This DOE Better Buildings webinar provides a deep dive into the state of the energy financing market. Better Buildings Financial Allies shared insights on emerging energy financing solutions such as commercial PACE, efficiency-as-a-service, and green bonds to help building owners demystify and access financing.

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